AMD Opteron 6378 vs AMD Opteron 6278

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6378 and AMD Opteron 6278 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6378

  • CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
  • Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1065 vs 1007
Specifications (specs)
Launch date November 2012 vs May 2012
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1065 vs 1007

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6278

  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13733 vs 13236
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 13733 vs 13236

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6378
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6278

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1065
1007
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
13236
13733
Name AMD Opteron 6378 AMD Opteron 6278
PassMark - Single thread mark 1065 1007
PassMark - CPU mark 13236 13733

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Opteron 6378 AMD Opteron 6278

Essentials

Architecture codename Abu Dhabi Interlagos
Family AMD Opteron AMD Opteron
Launch date November 2012 May 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $396
OPN Tray OS6378WKTGGHK OS6278WKTGGGU
Place in performance rating 1807 1858
Price now $199.99
Series AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Value for money (0-100) 3.17
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.4 GHz 2.4 GHz
Die size 315 mm 316 mm
L1 cache 768 KB 768 KB
L2 cache 16 MB 16 MB
L3 cache 16 MB 16 MB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 69°C 69°C
Maximum frequency 3.3 GHz 3.3 GHz
Number of cores 16 16
Number of threads 16 16
Transistor count 2400 million 2400 million
Unlocked

Memory

Supported memory frequency 2000 MHz 2000 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 4
Sockets supported G34 G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 115 Watt 115 Watt

Advanced Technologies

Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)